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Phil, has it right, to strip down and do it right. Assuming you don't want to do that, it becomes harder. Building science knows there stuff, definitely read as much of as you can.

Assuming the...

Please count me in!

Groff and Groff has cedar.

The potential problem with moving the back legs is that part of the seat will now overhang the legs and the bench could then tip if someone were to sit on the overhanging portion. The variables here...

If you go to Hearne then you must know about Groff and Groff?
http://www.groffslumber.com/

They have prices online and always have a good selection in my experience. Also they usually have 4/4...

Groff and Groff, a little far from Philly but good selection.

Any idea when we could see this on the market and at what cost?

And how about "Chain Stayed Leg Vise"?

+3 on Derek's comments. LV has always exceeded my expectations.

I will add to the broken record...learn to sharpen. Also read Chris Schwartz's Anarchists Tool Chest. It's about making a tool chest for hand tools as well as all of the basic hand tools you need to...

Scott, for mortising with a pigsticker style chisel, I would most definetily use a secondary bevel. Shallow primary bevel, about 20 degrees allows the chisel to penetrate deeper into the mortise. A...

The short answer is you don't. If you work from one good face and one good edge, you should be fine.

For what it's worth I like my 6" Hamilton marking gauge. It is a knife gauge. They are more...

Yes. On traditional pigsticker chisels, which the Narex are similar to though not exactly the same as, a shallow primary bevel, like 20 degrees, then a steeper secondary bevel, like 35 degrees. The...

I compost some shavings, though not a ton. Too many in a residential sized composter and you will slow down or stop the composting action. A wheel barrow full all at once is probably too much, maybe...

I'll second The Anarchists Tool Chest. It's exactly what you are asking for. The accompanying DVD is worth the extra $10 or so as he shows each one of his tools and why he choose that specific...

Cut down 3.5" stock will still most likely need to be planed. Why not just plane 4/4 stock and skip the ripping? Seems it would be faster.

Drafting triangle. Cheap and accurate.

Does impulse hardening affect more than just the teeth? I always thought it was just the teeth and the rest of the plate was not hardened to the same degree. Regardless if the plate is too thin for a...

With 4" to work with I would think about opening the wall up and attaching supports directly to studs if you are concerned about weight. The shelf can cover the hole in the wall. If opening the wall...

I am no wood drying expert. But my general understanding is that the smaller the pieces, the quicker they will dry. Also the smaller the pieces, the less stress they should have and therefore less...

What brand? What color? What mix ratio? And finally where do you get it? TIA

I generally agree on your views about function and sense of place. And that is why Gehry is not nearly my favorite architect. Regarding building failure, it is unacceptable IMO to have problems on...

Well I certainly had no intention of starting a trash fest on Gehry. And I am definitely not the biggest fan or Gehry's work, furniture or architecture, but I do think he has something to offer. I...

I'm not sure of the specific chairs you are looking at but there are IMO certianly some nice molded plywood chairs from that website. The Eames chairs come to mind and at about half the $1k cost you...

I don't understand the complaining about the price of this saw. It is a premium tool, no different than a blue spruce chisel or a bad axe saw. None of these tools are cheap compared to other options...

I have used CAD for the last 16 years, AutoCAD, Microstation and several other smaller CADs and in my opinion Sketchup is by far the easiest program to learn. It works a bit differently than AutoCAD...